In eight WNBA seasons, all with the Lynx, Augustus has posted career averages
of 18.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest. She is Minnesota's all-time
leader in points (4,174), field goals made (1,666) and games played (223).

"We are thrilled to have extended the contract of one of the league's premier
scorers and a cornerstone of our franchise over the last eight years," said
Lynx executive vice president Roger Griffith.

Augustus, 29, was selected by the Lynx with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2006
WNBA Draft and won the league's Rookie of the Year award in 2006. She has
appeared in three All-Star games and earned a place on the All-WNBA second
team three times.